Here is what drivers had to say after Sunday’s Cup race at Circuit of the Americas:

Bell's victory also marks the first time a driver has won twice within the first three races of the Cup Series season since Kevin Harvick did so in 2018. That year, Harvick would go on to win eight times in total and make it all the way to the Championship 4 at season's end.

This weekend at COTA, Christopher Bell earned his second win in a row in the Cup Series with a great run in Texas. Outpacing William Byron, Tyler Reddick, and Kyle Busch in the closing laps, Bell made a big statement for this week’s NASCAR Power Rankings.